Trump lashes out over report that he forcibly kissed former receptionist at Trump Tower

Trump targeted women who have accused him of sexual assault, denying a claim that he forcibly kissed a woman in Trump Tower in 2006.

President Trump told a woman accusing him of sexual assault to kiss off — because he would never do such a thing in public.

Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to target Rachel Crooks, who claims he forcibly kissed her in a Trump Tower hallway in 2006.

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The President's social media denial implied that Crooks' story didn't add up because he wouldn't be brazen enough to attempt to assault someone in a spot where cameras could record it.

"Never happened! Who would do this in a public space with live security cameras running?" Trump tweeted.

Rachel Crooks said that Trump cornered her near the elevator bank on the 24th floor of Trump Tower, kissed her cheeks and “kissed me directly on the mouth.” (The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

The social media eruption followed a Washington Post story detailing Crooks' accusations.

The former receptionist worked for a real estate firm in the Midtown Manhattan building bearing the President's name at the time.

"A woman I don't know and, to the best of my knowledge, never met, is on the FRONT PAGE of the Fake News Washington Post saying I kissed her (for two minutes yet) in the lobby of Trump Tower 12 years ago," the President fumed.

The women accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault

Crooks went public with her allegation in 2016, after a tape surfaced of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women and "grabbing 'em by the p----y."

She has repeatedly and consistently said that Trump cornered her near the elevator bank on the 24th floor of Trump Tower — not the lobby— and kissed her cheeks before he "kissed me directly on the mouth."

Crooks, who was 22 at the time, is one of roughly 19 women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct.

Trump said he never met Crooks. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

The claims, which span decades, have continually resurfaced as other tales of sexual indiscretions from the President's past have made headlines.

Cohen would not say why he made the payment, but Daniels has gone on record claiming she carried on a months-long affair with Trump just after First Lady Melania Trump gave birth to their son Barron, who is now 11.

Rachel Crooks holds a photograph of herself from the time when she worked in Trump Tower. (The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

The President has maintained that all of his accusers are lying.

Crooks, 35, is running for state office in Ohio as a Democrat.

She called on Trump to back up his claims by releasing any security footage from the date of the alleged incident.

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"Please, by all means, share the footage from the hallway outside the 24th floor residential elevator bank on the morning of January 11, 2006," she wrote. "Let's clear this up for everyone. It's liars like you in politics that have prompted me to run for office myself."